How to Use bemused in a Sentence

bemused

adjective

• Ike looks on at this exchange with a bemused smile on his face.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
• Giddey gave a bemused nod, then a smile.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
• At the top, the two agree to fight as a bemused river god looks on.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
• My cousins rose to greet me and my mother, and for a second we were all bemused.
  — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
• There was a bemused silence as her team processed the request.
  — The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2021
• Pochettino said with a bemused grin.
  — ABC News, 24 June 2026
• The crowd, from wide-eyed young fans to bemused parents, seemed to know every word of every song.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 26 July 2019
• And yet Gauff seemed to close out the week in a state of bemused resignation.
  — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• The vibe on her presence is mainly bemused and a little confused.
  — Vulture, 10 May 2023
• Many of the British people in the audience were left bemused.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
• On the whole, however, the humor is more bemused smirk than belly laugh.
  — Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
• Glasnow threw to Freeman who tagged the bemused Bichette out.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
• Moore’s speech drew some applause, but mostly a lot of boos, bemused expressions and crossed arms.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• Her picture, often with a bemused half-smile, has been splashed across newspapers.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
• Wallis said he was disappointed about the switch and a little bemused since he’s used to cold at home.
  — Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
• Claire sticks around as the bemused third wheel; Danny and Colleen shoot off the right kind of awkward sparks.
  — Jonathan L. Fischer, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
• To his right, a young man is shooting on his iPhone while his friend interviews a bemused passerby.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
• Auriemma watched the chaos unfold wearing a bemused smirk.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
• Kids by the millions still learn to read under his bemused, subversive, zany tutelage.
  — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• Both bemused and touched, Hana Sofia agreed and the two women exchanged numbers.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
• Johnny’s and Jimmy’s friends do seem happy for them, if a little bemused.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
• So accurate was the throw that mother and father exchanged bemused glances.
  — Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022
• Chicago regarded her creation with the fierce and slightly bemused love of a parent for a grown child.
  — Sasha Weiss, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2018
• He was brought in with his wrists and ankles shackled, wearing a white jumpsuit and a bemused expression.
  — Susana Morris, Longreads, 8 Sep. 2017
• His facial expressions are often pained or bemused.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
• Meghan gave a theatrical, bemused shrug before returning to eating a piece of pie.
  — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
• The photo showed an A4-sized printout of a cat's face, looking slightly bemused.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
• Buried in a makeup mountain and two key prosthetics, James nails the icon's persona of bemused what-me-naked?
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2022
• The whole exchange is painful, from the bemused looks of those on-stage, to the audience rumbling as this whole sordid affair plays out.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2018
• Three centuries later, Gilbert Norrell rolls up, bewigged and less than bemused, to bring it back.
  — Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020